Avebury
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Avebury is a prehistoric village in Wiltshire, England, best known for its large Neolithic stone circle and surrounding ancient earthworks.
All labels observed (16)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1897228 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avebury Context triple: [River Kennet, nearbySettlement, Avebury]
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A.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
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Stenness
Stenness is a small village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its proximity to major Neolithic sites such as the Standing Stones of Stenness.
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Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.
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Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.
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Symonds Yat Rock
Symonds Yat Rock is a famous limestone viewpoint in the Wye Valley known for its dramatic river gorge panoramas and excellent peregrine falcon watching.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avebury Target entity description: Avebury is a prehistoric village in Wiltshire, England, best known for its large Neolithic stone circle and surrounding ancient earthworks.
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A.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
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B.
Stenness
Stenness is a small village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its proximity to major Neolithic sites such as the Standing Stones of Stenness.
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C.
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.
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D.
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.
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E.
Symonds Yat Rock
Symonds Yat Rock is a famous limestone viewpoint in the Wye Valley known for its dramatic river gorge panoramas and excellent peregrine falcon watching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic archaeological site
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prehistoric site ⓘ stone circle ⓘ village ⓘ |
| civilParish | Avebury ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod |
Early Bronze Age
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Neolithic ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| diameter | about 331 metres ⓘ |
| enclosesArea | about 11.5 hectares ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | c. 2200 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | c. 2850 BC ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationBy |
Alexander Keiller
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Harold St George Gray ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large circular bank and ditch (henge)
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massive standing sarsen stones ⓘ outer stone circle ⓘ two inner stone circles ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Alexander Keiller Museum ⓘ |
| hasOSGridReference | SU100700 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Avebury henge
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linked to:
Avebury
Avebury stone circle ⓘ
linked to:
Avebury
Beckhampton Avenue ⓘ Silbury Hill ⓘ West Kennet Avenue ⓘ West Kennet Long Barrow ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeDistrict | SN8 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
linked to:
North Wessex Downs
United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Chalk downland ⓘ |
| managedBy |
English Heritage (for the monument)
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linked to:
English Heritage
National Trust ⓘ |
| nearby |
Marlborough
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Stonehenge ⓘ Swindon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avebury parish
ⓘ
linked to:
Avebury
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites ⓘ
linked to:
Stonehenge
|
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| restoredBy | Alexander Keiller ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
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ritual purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avebury Description of subject: Avebury is a prehistoric village in Wiltshire, England, best known for its large Neolithic stone circle and surrounding ancient earthworks.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
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West Kennet Long Barrow
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partOf
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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site
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subject linked to:
Stourhead estate (nearby influence)
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